APS Online Workshop: Overview

Module A

Module B1

Module B2

Module C

Module D

Module E

Module E: Exercises

Module F

• Slides 1-10
• Slides 11-20
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Slide 13
• Slide 14
• Slide 15
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Slide 18
• Slide 19
• Slide 20
• Slides 21-30
• Slides 31-33

Module G

Module F - Slide 14

Here’s an example of APS devices that are located on the wrong poles. If the sound environment is not considered, it may seem like a reasonable installation, but the truth is that it will provide a confusing and incorrect message to a blind or visually impaired pedestrian. A person who is blind, waiting to cross the street straight ahead in the photo is going to be waiting right beside the APS device and speaker for the crosswalk to the right so that speaker will be more audible and likely to lead to an error.

Photo description: Looking across a street in front of photographer from the sidewalk, with street parallel to photographer on right. There is a pushbutton with arrow pointing toward the right side of the photo (toward parallel street) on a pole that is on the left side of the photo, beside the landing and curb ramp for the street in front of the photographer. Yellow arrow and circle are added to photo to show direction more clearly.

Another pushbutton is located on a large signal pole in forefront of the photo, with arrow pointing toward street in front of photographer, close to the ramp for street to the right of the photographer, but more than 15 feet from the street the arrow on the APS is pointing toward.